Since we came back from two week vacation, they have appeared !! We shut off our water supply and wonder if they come up the pipes because of no water flow for two weeks. We sprayed Raid down the area where the toilet is attached to floor. They were gone until we left again for three days and shut that water off. They are back ! Internet solutions do not rid them it seems. What can you suggest. Tried , bleach, ammonia, ant bait traps, and obviously we have not reached the nest and queen. I thought they would drown !!! Help want fast remedy if possible. Are they eating the wood under the linoleum !! They are light in color and about 3/4 " long. Not very black and run fast !! What could be the source of the nest > Could it be the water tank > Just seems odd that until the water was shut off, we did not see any ants at all !!
2006-08-29 10:04:58 · 15 answers · asked by sequim2005 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Ants are explorers. They are attracted to smells or chemical odors. Very unlikely they came from the plumbing but may be attracted to a smell coming from the drain, or you may have something else in the area they like. Terro works really well, they bring it back to the nest and kills the queen. But you need to get rid of the source of interest. Put a stopper or plug on your drain the next time you leave. It worked for a some one with fruit flies swarming around their basement drain. Any drain that isn't used for a while - the water sits and stagnates, hair or other particles ferment and even if you can't smell anything bugs can.
2006-08-29 10:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by backhome101 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ants In Bathroom
2016-10-16 07:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by tameezuddin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, ants are attracted to moisture. We had that problem in our house when we first moved in. We came to find out that the plumbing in our walls was leaking, and the woodwork and plastar was moist, and attracting the ants.
You should take a look into the walls, if possible. If you have an access panel, look behind it. If the bathroom is on the first floor, check the celing in the basement. We became aware of our problem from out leak in the basement.
Make sure that if you call a plumber that they can do the work on the wall, tile, etc, as well as the plumbing.
2006-08-29 10:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jim T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use Terro
It comes in a small bottle and you put a drop on a piece of cardboard where they roam and eat it or take it back to the nest.
Boric acid also works.
Ants inside the house come from ants outside the house.
Sprincle Diazanon or Grants around the house or use a yard sprayer
2006-08-29 10:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be time for an exterminator. My neighbor had a similar situation, found out the ants were attracted to termites. Kind of a double whammy.
2006-08-29 12:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Papa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call an exterminator, if nothing else but to determine exactly where they are coming from and get an estimate of the cost of having them eradicate them from your home. Just because it's something so bizarre, it's probably the best course of action to let a professional handle it!
2006-08-29 11:20:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hardware store and buy ant traps. The ants will be gone in a week.
2006-08-29 10:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until you can get to the store to buy ant spray get your pepper shaker and pour pepper where they are coming in or where you see them if you can pour it where they are coming in it will stop them.
2006-08-29 10:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to kill large amounts of ants it out polluting Ur house with pesticide is to fill a bowl with honey and then put 4 scoops of ant killer in there and in the morning look at all of them died they will also give it to the queen too she she will also be dead
2006-08-29 10:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Crumbs 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Try using SEVEN it is a bug and pest spray can be used on any kind of bug and it works too (Lowe's)....
2006-08-29 10:09:31 · answer #10 · answered by gitterdonemommie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋